Question

For some reason, I need to compile and test my project on a remote server.

One solution I use is ssh + make, this is the r_makefile script I currently use

# usage: make -f r_makefile
all.remote: a.remote b.remote makefile.remote

%.remote: %.c
    scp $< remotehost:~/work/test
    touch $@

makefile.remote: makefile
    scp $< remotehost:~/work/test
    touch $@

test: all.remote
    ssh remotehost 'cd work/test && make test'

And the makefile.

CC = gcc
objects = a.o b.o
a: $(objects)
    $(CC) $(objects) -o a

a.o: a.c
b.o: b.c

test: a
    ./a

It works fine for me now, but I have to keep track of both makefile and r_makefile. As the code grows(which makes my makefile more complicated), it becomes hard to modify the r_makefile.

I wonder if there is a tool could do this for me, or automatically generate the r_makefile. I currently use git for version control.

What is the best practice for remote compilation and test, is there another way to achieve this goal?

Answer 1

The best practice for remote tests is using DejaGnu. The project is (understated) a little scarce on documentation, but quite powerful, and supports remote tests out of the box.